Swing Trading the Stock Market
Episodes
Closing The Trade Early
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At what point in a trade should one consider closing it out before it hits the stop loss? Is that an act of being undisciplined, or can changing marke...
Fight Against FOMO
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do you fight the urge of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) in your swing trading when you see stocks like Tesla (TSLA) trading over 100% higher in just a...
More Talk On Trailing Stops
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk more about trailing stops with swing trading because the questions keep coming in on these and I think it is important to continue talk...
Trailing Stops & Winning Trades
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan talks about using trailing stops versus manual hard stops, and the benefits of the latter over the former. He also briefly talks about Jesse Live...
Hedging ETFs with ETFs
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Should you hedge your positions in ETFS, or even stocks with index ETFs that go in the opposite direction of your positions? What are the benefits and...
Trading All Alone
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trading alone can have its whole set of challenges and ramifications from a mental standpoint and how it affects us in our trading decisions. Whiskey...
The Frustrated Trader
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How does one deal with the frustrations that are typically unrelenting as a trader? Ryan details some of his own frustrations that he has experienced ...
Overbought Price Action
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How can you just look at the chart and tell if a stock is overbought or oversold? How can traders use indicators like stochastics or RSI in multiple t...
Watch List Management
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What platforms are the best for managing a watch list? In this episode of Swing Trading the Stock Market, Ryan details the essentials for having a goo...
Trading: A Moral Hazard?
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan takes on a question from a listener in Australia about the gambling aspects of trading in the stock market (or crypto, forex, or any other tradin...
Day, Swing, Position Trader
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What's the differences, advantages and disadvantages of swing trading vs day trading vs position trading, and what does it mean to be either of th...
A Stock Market Bottom In 2023?
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What should we expect for swing trading in 2023? Will the stock market write a new chapter in '23 and finally bottom, or will we go the way of the...
Where To Start?
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One frustrated trader (a few drinks in) emails Ryan to find out what is the best way to get started in the stock market - and what the focus should be...
Don't Be Hard On Yourself
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you find you didn't make much this year, but lived to tell about this Bear Market of 2022, should you just quit and consider swing trading not ...
Trust The Strategy
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does one have to do to trust their trading strategy, and when one is having trouble executing it, what is that a sign of and how can a trader cor...
A Realistic Expectation
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does Ryan Mallory have to say about what a realistic return expectation for swing trading the stock market is every month? Also, Ryan shares his ...
What I Have Learned
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ryan reflects on his trading and particularly that of inverse ETFs and whether he plans to continue trading them in light of some res...
Use Robo Advisors?
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is it worth trying out a robo advisor, or using a financial advisor? In this podcast episode, Ryan explains his opinions on this topic, and why they a...
Many Trades vs Few Trades
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's the balance between trading a lot of stocks at once, versus only trading a handful of stocks and how do market conditions affect the number...
Too Much Profit
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is too much profit on the trade, and when do you know that you are at that point? Also, How do you stay cool in the stock market when price if fl...
I Think We...
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phrases are important in how we trade the market. If you find yourself saying "I think we..." or "I believe we..." then you need t...
Misplaced Hope
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One trader lays out his trading history, his experience, and whether it is time for him to quit his full-time job working the graveyard shift to becom...
A Trader Without Conviction
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Mallory talks about the importance of trading without conviction in his stocks and in the stock market, and instead focusing on his conviction fo...
Destructive Goal Setting
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Following up on one trader's darkest day as a trader, Ryan finds out what helped one trader improve and find profitability in his swing trading st...
Be a Joe Buck
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan tackles the differences in what it means to be a Joe Buck type of trader and not a Chris Collinsworth trader. Both are announcers in the NFL, and...
A Different Take on Profit Taking
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A listener of the podcast offers up a really cool and unique approach to profit taking that I really like, and will even consider implementing into my...
The Wishy Washy Trader
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One trader is trying to find his way through the stock market as a swing-trader, hampered by the pattern day trading rule, and looking for a systemati...
A Day Trader Perspective
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One trader provides his rules about risk management as it pertains to day trading, the need to remain hyper focused on your charts, and the lessons fr...
Lessons Learned from Blowing Up
22 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Following up on a previous episode where one trader below up his account. He has now started trading again, and sharing his lessons learned from that ...
Headfakes vs Breakouts
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you know when to trust a breakout in the market or in an individual stock, and that it won't just simply come back down and stop you out of...
Your Trading Lifestyle
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are some of the basic requirements to becoming a full-time trader, and why it is important to have a side hustle to take advantage of? In this ep...
Greedy for Gain
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Being greedy for gain, is often the path that traders take that leads to outsized losses, trouble on the home front and in life. In this episode, Ryan...
Importance of Futures
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How does the futures relate to the indices and the overall outcome of the market? Are they a predictor of the future, like their name would suggest? O...
Inverse ETFs In A Bear Market
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One Instagram follower asks Ryan why he has relied so heavily on inverse ETFs in this Bear Market as opposed to individual stocks in his swing trading...
Stop Making Excuses!
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan covers one of the most awful and most honest posts that he's ever seen on Stocktwits. Ironically though, the shortcomings of this one individ...
What I'd Tell My Younger Self
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I discuss what I'd tell myself if I could go back in time and talk to the younger version of me. What are some of the trading tips...
Positioning for Volatility
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Swing trading in a volatile market requires extraordinary amounts of attention to position sizing. Too large of a position can be the difference of pa...
Evolving As A Trader
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As traders, should we expect to evolve in our approach and strategy? Should we look to add new tools and strategies to the trading strategy one alread...
Pitfalls of Backtesting
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Mallory spends this episode talking about the issues and problems that come with back testing swing trading strategies, which includes curve fitt...
Be a Loser
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan discusses why it is so important to have losing swing trades and how the success of your portfolio will depend on what those losing trades look l...
Taking Profits Too Fast
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One trader, with a small account continues to struggle with cashing out his winning trades too quickly rather than letting them run. How can this trad...
Diverging Stocks From The Market
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is it a good idea to buy a stock when it diverges from a hard market sell-off and make the basis that it is bucking market trends as the reason to buy...
Judging the Stock Market Health
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are the indicators that Ryan uses to judge the health of the overall stock market? In this podcast episode Ryan talks about his go-to indicators ...
Some More Beginner Trading Tips
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Some new tips for beginning traders to implement in their trading. Ryan covers everything from becoming a full time trader from a part time trader, to...
Increasing Your Capital For Trading
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are some of the key metrics and considerations you should both achieve and think about when it comes to adding more capital to your account? Shou...
Trailing Stops and Covered Calls
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Mallory goes over using trailing stops, versus manually setting stop-losses. Also discussed, is the use of covered calls and writing cash secured...
When To Quit Trading
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When should you give up on trading? At what point do you throw in the towel and just say "this isn't for me". Ryan Mallory tackles one r...
Trading Inverse ETFs
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can a trader use technical analysis on inverse and ultra ETFs or should he only focus on the underlying asset the ETF is pegged to? Also, Ryan dives...
My Swing Trading Computer
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan goes in detail what his computer setup looks like for swing trading the stock market. He also provides the specs on a number of key hardware aspe...
One Miserable Trade
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan shares a raw account of his most recent swing trade, how awful it was, what he learned from it, and what he must do going forward. It is a raw ...
Measuring Your Risk
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Mallory digs deep on measuring risk as it pertains to position size and stop-losses and how to take into account headline risk for your swing tra...
Just Start Over
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One trader has seen his trading account drop by 33% and after 82 trades in the stock market since February, he's asking the question, "Should...
Simplifying Your Trading
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn to let the charts tell you the story it wants to tell you. You can't be too dogmatic on particular indicators, or moving averages. Instead l...
Pre-Market Profit Taking
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Should you take profits in the pre-market when you are up on the trade? Or should you wait for the market to open and give price action in the regular...
Hands-On Part-Time Trader
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan addresses the concerns of a new swing trader balancing a full time job with a desire to succeed in the stock market. Whiskey: Jim Beam Devil'...
Frustrations From Waiting To Trade
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Mallory dives deep into the frustrations that come with remaining disciplined and true to one's trading rules and how waiting long stretches ...
When Trading Conditions Change
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when trading conditions change? Let's say you got into the trade and everything aligned correctly - the market, the sector, industr...
A Checklist For Traders
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A trader yet to make his first trade, asks Ryan a number of poignant questions about creating a checklist to help keep him from making bad trading dec...
Overseas Gaps in Stock Trading
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you trade stocks that have their primary listings in other country's exchanges? These kinds of stocks tend to create massive gaps each morn...
Struggling with Tight Risk
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Mallory provides insight on swing trading with a tight stop loss and profiting consistently as well as why you can still target high beta stocks ...
Average True Range vs Stock's Beta
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan provides his reasoning for which is better to use - a stock's beta or the average true range. He also tackles position sizing vs. managing on...
Trimming The Watch List
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For working traders or those with a heavy family load, it can be difficult combing through hundreds if not thousands of stocks looking for that one qu...
Surviving the Stock Market Crash
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Does this stock market have you searching for answers as a swing trader, day trader or investor? Ryan Mallory provides some important keys to survivin...
Profits in Patience
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of the biggest problems among traders in the stock market is in the inability to not trade. To show patience and wait for the right setup. Ryan Ma...
Fundamentals in Swing Trading
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Mallory dives in deep on the role that fundamentals play in swing trading, whether it is worth paying attention to along side of technical analys...
Buying Stocks Before Ex Dividend Date
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is there an opportunity to capitalize on a trade by buying a stock before ex-dividend, and selling a day or two after? Is there opportunities post ear...
Selling Stocks Before Earnings
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to earnings, Ryan Mallory talks about when he closes his position, the pitfalls of holding a position the day of earnings and why just b...
Pattern Day Trader Problems
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, a swing trader is dealing with a volatile trading environment trading options on stocks like GME and ETFs like SOXL and havin...
Blowing Up Your Trading Account
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan examines what went wrong for one swing trader as he blew up his account trading with heavy emotion, FOMO, and inverse ETFs. Whiskey: Knob Creek ...
Hodgepodge of Trading Questions (Part 2)
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Mallory answers a slew of questions about pullbacks on swing trades, stocks go from being profitable to being losers and much more. Whiskey: Woo...
Stock Market Crash of 2022
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is talking about the stock market crash of 2022 and how you can best approach it and survive it. Whiskey: Old Fashioned w/Old Grand Dad 114 Be ...
Hodgepodge of Trading Questions (Part 1)
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Mallory answers a slew of questions about swing trading stocks, ETFs, and the ideal time to get short. Whiskey: Buckhorn Bourbon Be sure to che...
Starting with Price and Volume
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan provides his thoughts on his favorite charting platform and what makes it stand out from the rest as well as providing a primer for understanding...
Mean Reversion Strategy
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan provides his thoughts on mean reversion strategy, episodic pivots and breakout plays and why it is important for any trading strategy to be tailo...
Revisiting Dead Cat Bounces
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you trade dead cat bounces? Is there more than one way to skin a dead cat (pun intended)? In this episode, Ryan revisits the topic of dead cat ...
Trading Through Tough Times
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When is the right time to start trading? Is it even worth trading in uncertain times, or should a trader wait for less volatility, and better conditio...
Stop Loss Adjustments
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adjusting your stop-losses can be a daunting task on a winning trade. Listen to how Ryan manages his winning trades in order to maximize the gains on ...
Stay at Home Trader
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A trader leaves the surly bonds of corporate banking life to become a stay-at-home mom to her toddler. What advice does Ryan have for stay-at-home mom...
Secrets of a Trading Journal
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are the secrets for successful journaling of all of your trades? What can you learn from your past to make a more profitable tomorrow? Ryan talks...
Some Technical Strategies
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan goes over a hodgepodge of questions from one trader ranging from penny stocks to entry prices on technical breakouts! Whiskey: Earl Settler Be ...
Trade Entries and Stop Losses
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How does Ryan Mallory play his breakouts in terms of determining an entry price, and how often does he move up his stop-loss. Does he wait until the t...
A Beginner's Swing Trading Journey
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Mallory helps a new trader navigate their way through the early stages of swing trading. Whiskey: Benchmark Old #8 Bourbon Be sure to check out...
Reviewing A Swing-Trading Strategy
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the request of a listener to the Swing-Trading the Stock Market Podcast, Ryan takes a look at his trading strategy and provides the pros and cons o...
Avoid The Big Drawdown
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever found your trading portfolio in a large drawdown? Do you ever wonder what you could have done different to avoid it, so that you are not...
Don't Get Mad At Your Stocks
19 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you control the emotions and anger that comes with bad trades or simply missed profit opportunities? Ryan talks about his journey conquering hi...
Swing Trading Undisciplined
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Swing trading in an undisciplined manner and without regard for risk is a trademark for many new investors. Learn how one trader is facing steep losse...
Scanning Stocks and Trading Less
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are some essential tips when it comes to scanning for stocks and how do avoid being stopped out so quickly in a volatile stock market? Whiskey: ...
Getting Stop Out The Same Day
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan evaluates one person's trading strategy during volatile market conditions and how to avoid being stopped out the same day that you got into t...
Get Rich Quick Trading
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can you get rich quick in the stock market or is it just a myth? Ryan Mallory talks about trying to get rich quick and how it can be detrimental think...
Stocks and War: Trading Through Geopolitical Upheaval
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Traders are trying to understand the impact of the war between Russia and Ukraine and it’s impact on the stock market going forward. Ryan Mallory ...
Trading with Moving Averages in Mind
19 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What level important does a stock have in relation to its moving averages? Should a swing trader buy a stock even though it is trading below its 200-d...
The Discouraged Trader
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever been discouraged in your trading? Conclude that you'll never make it, or that technical analysis and charting doesn't work? Ryan...
Shorting the Stock Market With Bearish Inverse ETF's
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When you don't want to use margin, or short stocks in general, what is the best way to be bearish on the stock market besides just being in cash? ...
Tips for Trading Breakout Stocks
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's the best way to trade breakout plays - play the immediate breakout, wait until the close to confirm the breakout, or play the pullback and ...
Desperately Seeking Profitability
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Trader asks Ryan Mallory how he can find profitability in the stock market after five years and barely breaking even. What can this trader do better a...
Trading Through Stock Market Crashes
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The stock market is selling off at a rapid pace to start 2022. How do you survive the sell-off, and better yet, how do you prosper? Ryan Mallory gives...
Wash Sale Rule
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The wash sale rule is a tax deduction that a lot of traders are hung up on and prevents you from trading the same security twice within a 30-day perio...
Small Loss Streaks
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What should you do in your swing-trading and investing when you start seeing small losses, as a result of using stop-losses, pile up in the portfolio ...
Trying to Trade
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One key problem in trading stocks is that people lack the determination to become good traders and instead simply try their hand at it. In this episod...
From Ranching to Trading
08 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A rancher wants to know the tax benefits of creating his own trading business when he goes full time and what challenges he should expect when he make...